Yeah actually 397 B tag is non national forest the whole season now, while before it was only Non national forest late season IIRC. FWP going for the more targeted approach even in the general season, this area + the SW Madisons also going the same way.
Dont forget, any futher comments need to be at the meeting directly, and you have to register to comment by noon on the 13th
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/mtg//fishandwildlifecommission12142023
I’ve talked with other sportsmen and heard that a group of landowners and outfitters, petitioned the commission for this change. Their aim is to expand outfitting opportunities and allow antlerless elk hunting in that area. This is brought up at the last minute right before the decision is made...
Went to the Region 3 one. Interesting that there is a lot of pressure to change regs in the west 313 / south 314 area over the last few season settings. Fwp actually brought up the fact that they refused to change on a petition to make all of 313 west of the Yellowstone part of 314 and to leave...
Anecdotal, but 322 seems to have 5x the number of people in it this year compared to last, from opener until now. The elk are already stacked up on private land. Equal number midweek and weekends. Wondering if there's a trend where we are going to see a lot more pressure during bow season.